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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The city got a clean report card in terms of finances last night. Each year the city is required by law to undergo an audit and 2013 was no exception. During the City Council’s work session Michelle Drew of BDO USA presented the audit’s findings to the council. Drew led the 2013 audit and said in general it …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Two men have been arraigned in Kodiak District Court following a drug seizure over the weekend. Kodiak Police Chief Ronda Wallace said the drugs were seized during a search of two hotel rooms on Sunday and have an estimated street value of at least $120,000. She said the investigation began when police officers noticed suspicious behavior by two …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT There are about 368 miles of trails in the greater Kodiak area and one local organization is looking to make them more recognizable. Tom Pogson is the director of marine programs and outreach for Kodiak Island Trails Network and said there is some funding in the works that will help put up signs throughout town, identifying trails and …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A group of Kodiak’s younger volleyball players recently brought home a win from the mainland. Merissa Koller-Williams coached the team of talented 14-year-olds for the past two months and brought them to the C-team Midnight Sun Competition in Anchorage last weekend. KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs caught up with Koller-Williams and talked about this new crop of athletes and what …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Tomorrow morning, Kodiak’s Gary Stevens, the Senate Education Committee chairman, will be holding the first hearing on doing away with the Alaska high school qualifying exam. That’s a test students must pass to be given a diploma, no matter their grades: “It doesn’t really prove too much; it hasn’t worked too well. We’ve had three days, and sometimes …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Though the filing period for the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend started at the beginning of the year, there’s still plenty of time to get your application in – and to select your favorite non-profit organization to help out through Pick Click Give. “We have an even larger number of options for you to choose from when you Pick …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak College will see some changes in 2014. Long-time Director Barbara Bolson made the decision to retire this year and move closer to family in Washington. Bolson leaves the college after more than 27 years in education, eight of those working here in Kodiak. When Bolson first moved to the island it was originally to take a job …

*4 P.M. UPDATE* Water flows over reminants of one of today’s many landslides near the bunkhouse on Fulp Way. Deb Marlar Photo Jay Barrett/KMXT Two lane traffic has been restored on Rezanof Drive West between the Coast Guard Base and Bells Flats. Five slides from Old Woman’s Mountain blocked traffic for several hours this morning. Meanwhile in town, a small …